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The Goyim Defense League hung banners supporting Kanye "Ye" West's comments about Jews over a Los Angeles bridge, Oct. 22, 2022. Source: Twitter.

WZO report shows drop in antisemitism for first time in a decade

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The worldwide increase in antisemitic incidents has been curbed for the first time in a decade, a report from the World Zionist Organization shows. The WZO’s annual report on the state of antisemitism was sourced...
A rally in New York City against antisemitism. Credit: Christopher Penler/Shutterstock.

2022 saw fewer antisemitic incidents worldwide for first time in a decade

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The number of antisemitic incidents has been “curbed” for the first time in a decade, a report released by the Department for Combatting Antisemitism of the World Zionist Organization on Tuesday shows. Nevertheless, there were...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Western Wall, speaking on the annual Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars and Victims of Terrorism, May 3, 2022. Credit: Kobi Gideon, GPO.

Herzog: Comparing Israel to apartheid South Africa is a ‘blood libel’

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday slammed as a “blood libel” comparisons of the Jewish state’s policies towards the Palestinians to South African apartheid. “The comparison between the State of Israel and the apartheid regime...
World Zionist Organization chairman Yaakov Hagoel poses for a picture at the World Zionist Organization offices in Jerusalem, June 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

WZO chairman calls for Israel Memorial Day recognition for global victims of anti-Semitic terror

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The chairman of the World Zionist Organization has sent Israel’s prime minister a letter requesting official Yom Hazikaron, Israeli Memorial Day, recognition for the victims of anti-Semitic attacks outside the Jewish state, according to...
Acting Jewish Agency chairman Yaakov Hagoel with Holocaust survivor Mariah Krupievsky, whose father, Israel Nissman, was murdered by the Nazis in 1941 when they lived in Chernivtsi. In the picture, Hagoel uploaded his name to an Instagram story as part of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization’s "Forever in their Name" campaign. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.

Jewish Agency, WZO launch Holocaust-remembrance social-media campaign

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The Jewish Agency for Israel announced on Tuesday the launch, together with the World Zionist Organization, of a social-media campaign to memorialize the victims of the Shoah. The “Forever in Their Name” campaign, which will...
The Free Library of Philadelphia. Credit: Tupungato/Shutterstock.

Philadelphia librarians under fire, accused of indoctrinating children with anti-Israel material

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A public library system in Philadelphia is promising to make operational changes after drawing criticism for what some community members are considering an effort to indoctrinate children and parents against Israel through books, videos...
Austro-Hungarian journalist and founder of modern-day Zionism Theodor Herzl. Source: YouTube.

AZM launches ‘Herzl 125’ to mark Zionist anniversaries

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The American Zionist Movement (AZM) is launching a “Herzl 125” initiative this weekend to highlight important Zionist anniversaries in 2021-22. Feb. 14 is the 125th anniversary of the 1896 publication by Austro-Hungarian journalist and father of modern-day...
Hanukkah menorah. Credit: Pixabay.

This Hanukkah amid the darkness, bring on the light

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To brighten spirits amid the COVID-19 pandemic this Hanukkah, the World Zionist Organization is spearheading an online project to bring people together virtually during the eight-day “Festival of Lights,” which begins on Thursday evening. Called...
Avraham (Duvdev) Duvdevani, the newly elected global chairman of the KKL-JNF. Photo courtesy of KKL-JNF.

WZO chairman Avraham Duvdevani elected global chairman of KKL-JNF

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The newly elected board of directors of the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund has voted in World Zionist Organization chairman Avraham Duvdevani as KKL-JNF’s new global chairman. Duvdevani, who has served as WZO chairman for the...
A view of the virtual World Zionist Congress. Source: American Zionist Movement via Twitter.

38th World Zionist Congress bridges partisan divide, despite initial divisions

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The 38th World Zionist Congress concluded recently with the largest American delegation ever as Jews from across the religious and political spectrum gathered virtually to discuss issues related to Israel and Zionism. More than 700...